App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs
Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.
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- 1.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 270 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 9.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 70 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 10.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 25 coaches and 135 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 15.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 17.👥 A school app has 135 students, 240 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 21.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👥 A school app has 85 students, 295 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 105 coaches and 165 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👥 A school app has 95 students, 40 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 36.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 220 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A school app has 95 students, 155 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a share button
- to build what they need
- 205
- “I forget my homework”
- a homework planner
- False
- False
- a recipe finder
- volunteers
- False
- a feature
- persona
- a feature
- players
- the people who use it
- a search bar
- teachers
- a homework planner
- a big-text reader
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- a bus tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- 20
- fans
- False
- parents
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- a feature
- False
- ask and watch users
- a big-text reader
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 710
- parents
- a user need
- False
- False
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